Supplier Quality Engineers, Interiors & Seats (m/w/d) - Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Tesla’s Supplier Industrialization and Supplier Quality team are responsible for critical component development, quality management, continuous improvement, and qualification activities at suppliers. The job requires effective communication at all levels both with internal and external teams, conducting failure analysis, leading statistical process control activities for critical components, limited travel to in-region suppliers, and on-the-spot critical decision making. The goal: developing suppliers by teaching best practices for manufacturing, quality, and engineering, delivering on time quantities of high-quality component parts into Tesla’s production processes to enable extremely rapid development cycles and product launches, driving lean manufacturing principals to reduce waste and improve quality. 

• Drive improvements utilizing Lean methodologies, Statistical Process Control, supplier scorecards, ensuring supplier compliance, whilst driving systematic problem solving and process improvement plans to deliver value
• Set priorities for suppliers based on performance and business needs
• Develop positive relationships and work closely with Supply Chain Team to manage, implement and track supplier/engineering, design changes, capacity studies and New Product Introductions, and transfers
• Deliver results as measured by key metrics, such as supplier OEE, OTD, PPM and VA/VE (Value Added / Value Engineered) improvements
• Provide leadership during investigations of major problems and or special projects focusing on developing working relationships with suppliers and the supply chain with regard to product development and procurement of parts
• Plan, organize and report all activities and matters relating to supplier performance, and assess supplier qualifications including training and certifications
• Perform root cause analysis, coordinate and conduct specialized testing and measurement, and resolve problems
• Identify trends and priorities by organizing and graphing/charting data
• Apply project management and/or systems engineering tools to complete complex tasks